Recent content by SteveC

Mick - that is awesome! Thanks for posting the link - nothing like watching a guitar-porn slideshow with my morning coffee! You are one lucky guy - please post a tone report! (I LOVE chambered guitars...) Just out of curiosity, what is the price range for BluesTone instruments? It certanly...

You're right Greg, this really is like a death in the family. Dave is a great guy and was very passionate about the instruments he built. I am very fortunate to have acquired a few Robin guitars, and don't plan to part with any of them anytime soon. VERY glad that Alamo Music Products will...

Holy crap! I remember asking if Hamer would build a FB pretty much every year or so, since about '97. The answer was always "we're not interested in doing that". Glad to see things have changed! A dark tobacco sunburst Hamer FB may very well be in the cards for me next year...woohoo...

IMHO, most of the tone people recognize comes from the player's hands, not the gear. True, it's pretty difficult to make a Roland JC120 sound like a Marshall JTM 45 no matter what you do, but as long as the gear is pretty much "in the ballpark", the hands will do the rest, at least onstage. Of...

Thanks guys! Had a great birthday - just hanging out, playing a little music, tinkering a bit... nothing even remotely resembling "work"! Ended up falling in love with (yet another) Breedlove - cutaway concert with spruce top & myrtlewood back & sides. Mesmerizing sound... so I bought...

It's unbelievable, isn't it?!? I've known Greg for almost 18 years, and get to watch him perform these miracles on a regular basis. It's freakin' amazing! One of the first ones I got to play around '94 was a sunburst Special with a particularly nasty break. He ended up naming that guitar...

" Ah, I remember that HFC well! I thought I was a loud snorer. Nope. Think "Princeton Reverb meets Marshall Major" - no contest! Brian, you know I love you like a brother, but after two nights of no sleep I was getting desperate! <grin>. You are always welcome to stay at my place...

It's not looking real good for tonight's Almost Grumpy gig at this point. The damn dog woke me up at 0500 (flatcoat retriever that LOVES snow). It's coming down pretty steady and there's over an inch on the ground now. Damn. I was really looking forward to hearing the Steve & Doug...

So, uh, Hamer will now be making custom basketball shorts (for the right price, of course!) Sounds like a major shift in strategy! Seriously, the only thing we know for sure at this point is that Hamer has (for now) suspended production of "stock" instrument models, but will make custom...

There isn't? Oh crap....

Poe - glad to hear you got your stuff back! You're certainly giving this kid a once in a lifetime opportunity to turn himself around. I know I would have a tough time getting past the feelings of anger & betrayal - you're really doing a remarkable thing. Did you consider making your offer...

I have been unable to make contact via email or phone - anyone know if Rob's traveling, on vacation, etc...? (Or a better way to reach him than the info on the ValveTech website?) Thanks! Steve

+1 I've had at least one "Wile-E-Coyote" moment everytime I've seen RT.

Yep - it was a REAL TREAT to hang with Poe & Kiz & Scarp & Greg for a little while - wish I could have gotten there a little earlier. Sorry I missed you, Serial! At the risk of sounding sappy (OK, sappier than normal), it's times like that when I realize how lucky I am to have you...

Salem - I have never played a Collings electric. But, I have played quite a few Collings acoustics. If the acoustics are any kind of a guide, I doubt you need to worry about "quality control issues". Every Collings guitar I've ever played has been of extremely high quality and attention to...